Railway-switch



No. 750,334. PATENTED JAN. 26, 1904.

F. BAYLESS.

RAILWAY SWITCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19. 1903. I

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PATENTED JAN. 26, 1904.

F. BAYLBSS. RAILWAY SWITCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19. 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 26, 1904.

FRANK BAYLESS, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

RAILWAY-SWITCH.

SPECIFIGATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 750,334, dated January26, 1904.

Application filed March 19, 1903- To aZl whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK BAYLEss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Switches, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in railway-switches; and it moreparticularly relates to operating devices for throwing the switch fromthe car or train traveling on the track.

The object of my invention is to provide means operated by a moving caror train for throwing the switch from. an open to a closed position inthe event of the car or train approaching a switch which hasinadvertently been left open or in a position to either derail the caror train or throw the same into the open switch, and this may beaccomplished whether the switch has been left locked or unlocked in itsopen position.

The invention consists in the constructions and combinations of partshereinafter described, and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a general perspective view of a main track and siding with aswitch embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in perspectiveof a portion of the switch-operatin g devices. Fig. 3 is a top view inperspective of amovable casing forming partof the switch-operatingdevices, the top of said. casing being removed and a portion of one sidebroken away to better illustrate the parts. Fig. I is a detail of apivoted contacting device for the moving car or train.

Like parts are represented by similar letters of reference inthe'several views.

In the said drawings, a represents the rails of the main line of track,and 6 the rails of the siding, a 6 representing the usual movable railsof the switch. These movable rails are connected together by a bar a,and to the under side of this bar a is rigidly attached by rivets orbolts a casing or box a, this casing, as shown, being located midwaybetween said movable rails and below the same and being also preferablylocated between two adjacent ties.

Serial No. 148,510. (No model.)

Extending through this casing c is a bar 0, which extends to and isadapted to be operated by an ordinary hand-switch c in the usual manner.This operating switch-bar 0' passes loosely through guides or openingsin the respective ends of said casing 0 and is normally connected tosaid casing, so as to move the same therewith when the hand-switch isoperated. This connection is made by means of spring-pressed plates 0normally springpressed into engagement with notches c" in the sides ofsaid bar 0 by springs 0 located in hollow trunnions 0, connected to andextending laterally from the sides of said casing, said plates havingspindles 0 which extend into said hollow trunnions for the purpose ofguiding said plates and around which the springs are located.

As thus far described, the device will be operated in the usual mannerto open and close the switch by hand through the medium of the bar 0,connected to the hand-switch, the movable casing 0, connected to saidbar, and the bar (4 connected to sald casing and the movable rails,respectively. In the event the switch is inadvertently left open I haveemployed the following mechanism for throwing said switch to a closedposition by a car or train approaching said switch, this mechanism beingadapted to operate said switch whether locked or unlocked in its openposition. Extending into the said casing 0 is an auxiliary ortrainoperating bar at. This bar extends through a suitable guide in oneend of said casing, and

said casing, this reduced portion forming a shoulder (ii which normallystands slightly removed from the end of said casingf The auxiliary bar dextends outwardly beneath the rails to the side of the track and ispivotally connected by a crank-arm e to a vertically-disposedcrank-shaft 6, supported in a suitable support 6 To the upper end ofthis crank-shaft are connected, by means of crankarms 6 e", rods 6 e,which extend along the line of track in opposite directions and are eachconnected to a pivoted contacting device 6 located at a suitabledistance from the switch and at a convenient point at the side of thetrack to be engaged by a suitable contacting device (not shown) on themoving car or train, this device being in the nature of a contactingpart adapted to be swung out at the will of the engineer or othertrainman, so as to contact with and operate said device 6 By thisconstruction it will be seen that in the event of a car or trainapproaching a switch thus equipped which has been left open the engineeror other trainman will place the contacting device on the train or carso as to engage the pivoted device 0 and thus by means of theconnections described operate the auxiliary or train-operated bar (Z.The first movement of the bar (Z will cause the beveled portion dthereof to engage the spring-pressed plates 0 and press them back gainstthe tension of the springs, so as to disengage said plates from thenotches in the switch-bar 0, and thus unlock said bar from the movablecasing. The shoulder 6? will then engage the end of the casing, andfurther movement of the bar will cause said casing to move therewith,and thus through the connecting-bar a operate the movable rails to closethe switch.

By means of the train-operating mechanism described the switch can onlybe operated from an open to a closed position, and thus the switch couldnever be tampered with to open the same without breaking the lock of thehand-switch.

It is obvious that the details of the construction may be varied. Forinstance, the exact form of the contacting device for the movingvehicleand its connections with the operatingbar may be changed and otherchanges of like character made in the details.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a railway-switch, thecombination, with the movable rails thereof and a handswitch detachablyconnected to said rails, of means, operated by a moving car or train andnormally disconnected from said rails, for disconnecting saidhand-switch from said rails and operating said rails independentlythereof, substantially as specified.

2. In a railway-switch, the movable rails thereof having a hand-switchnormally connected thereto, and train-operated devices normallydisconnected from said movable rails but adapted to be operated by amoving train or car to disconnect said hand-switch from said rails andmove said rails to a different position, substantially as specified.

3. In a railway-switch, the movable rails thereof, a hand-operateddevice for throwing said rails either to an open or closed position,said hand-operated device being detachably connected to said rails, anddevices, normally disconnected from said rails, adapted to be operatedby a moving car or train, when rails are in an open position, todisconnect said hand-operated device and move said rails to a closedposition.

4. In a railway-switch, the movable rails, a hand switch-bar having aconnection to said rails, a train-operated bar independent of butadapted to release said hand-bar from said connection and move saidconnection to throw the switch.

5. In a railway-switch, the movable rails thereof, a hand-operated barfor said switch, devices for connecting said bar to said rails, atrain-operated bar extending in proximity to said connecting devices andadapted, when operated, to contact directly with said connecting devicesto release said hand-operated bar from said rails and move said rails toa different position.

6. In a railway-switch, the movable rails thereof, a frame or casinglocated between said rails and connected rigidly thereto, a handswitch-bar detachably connected to said frame or casing, and atrain-operated baradapted, when operated, to disconnect said handswitchbar from said frame or casing and operate said frame or casing tomove said movable rails to a different position, substantially asspecified.

7 In a railway-switch, the movable rails thereof, a frame or casinglocated between said rails and connected thereto, a switch-bar extendinginto said frame or casing, springpressed plates in said casing to engagesaid switch-bar and connect the same to said frame or casing, atrain-operated bar also extending into said frame or casing adapted whenoperated to disconnect said spring-pressed plates from said switch-barand move said casing to throw the switch-rails to a different position,substantially as specified.

8. In a railway-switch, the movable rails, a hand switch-bar connectedto said rails by spring-pressed devices engaging therewith, atrain-operated bar extending in proximity. to said spring-presseddevices and provided with a beveled or wedge-shaped portion adapted,

when said train-bar is operated, to contact with and disconnect saidspring-pressed devices from said hand-bar, and means on said train-barfor moving said rails by a further movement of said bar, substantiallyas spec1-' fied.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of March,A. D. 1908.

FRANK BAYLESS.

Witnesses:

CHAS. I. VVELcH, CLIFTON P. GRANT.

